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Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-5250U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1168

Clockspeed: 1.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz, Intel Core i5-5250U CPU @ 1.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 4.62

Overall Rank:
3305th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
2667th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
743rd fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $529.99 USD (2020-10-13)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2448
Single Thread Rating
1516

Samples: 1094*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,684
Thread: 1,411

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Integer Math7,876 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,880 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,388 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption674.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression38,604 KBytes/Sec
Physics243 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,891 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,516 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,257
Apple M4 10 Core
23,701
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,624
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,758
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,394
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
2,448
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.04
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
4.62
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,392
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
1,516
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5113310 - Feb 12 2026
2752
BL5113200 - Feb 10 2026
2580
BL3264246 - Feb 05 2026
2678
BL5112531 - Jan 30 2026
2437
BL5112239 - Jan 25 2026
2570
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
2,448
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,634 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,724 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,961 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-5300U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,703 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-5200U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,503 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i3-5020U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,236 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i3-5010U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,156 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,011 (-17.8%)
Intel Pentium N3700 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
1,250 (-48.9%)
Intel Core i7-5557U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,162 (+29.1%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
3,037 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i7-5600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-5250U
2,999 (+22.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,417
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,992
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,908
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,764
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,756
Intel Core i5-5250U @ 1.60GHz
378